redacted version of crossfit inc. opposition to lauren's tro anthos crossfit
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CrossFit Inc. Opposition to Lauren's original complaint in the Delaware SR22 (i.e. Anthos vs. CrossFit) filed 25 July 2012.TRANSCRIPT
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IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
LAUREN GLASSMAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
CROSSFIT, INC., a Delaware corporation, and GREG GLASSMAN,
Defendants.
) ) ) ) ) C.A. No. 7717-VCG ) ) ) ) ) )
DEFENDANTS' OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
Defendants Crossfit, Inc. ("Crossfit" or the "Company") and Greg Glassman
submit the following opposition to plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order.
Plaintiff's motion should be denied for several reasons.
First, plaintiff's request for emergency relief is moot because the transaction that
she seeks to restrain has already occurred. Before receiving the complaint and associated
motion papers yesterday, Crossfit had already executed and sent a letter confirming the
purchase. (See Exhibit A).
The consummation of the purchase should come as no surprise, as the transaction
has been in the works for several months, with plaintiff's knowledge. Indeed, the fact
that the Company had "entered into a contract with Cirrus Aircraft in November, 2011 to
purchase an airplane" was specifically disclosed in the year-end financial statements sent
to all stockholders in March of this year -- over three months ago. (See Exhibit B at 8).
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Plaintiff also had access to those financial statements in her capacity as a director. The
financial statements also explain that the Company
(Id.).
Moreover, in a letter which her counsel sent to the seller on July 24, 2012,
plaintiff's counsel acknowledged that "[o]n July 6, 2012, Ms. Glassman was informed by
Ken Smith, Crossfit's Director of Finance, that the Company has until July 25, 2012 to
execute an agreement with Cirrus Aircraft." (See Exhibit C).1 Yet plaintiff raised no
objection until very recently and waited until the last possible minute to seek any legal
relief.
Second, the relief that plaintiff requests would also impose significant harm upon
the Company. Because there had been no objection until recently,
. (See Exhibit D).
Finally, there is no merit to plaintiff's assertion that these actions require approval
by the Company's Board of Directors. Section 5.3 of the Company's bylaws (which
plaintiff herself signed) provides that:
Subject to any supervisory powers given by the Board of Directors to the Board Chair, if one exists, the President shall be the general manager and chief executive officer of the Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, shall have general supervision, direction, and
1 Defendants reserve their rights with respect to this attempted interference with the transaction.
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authority over the business, affairs, and officers of the Corporation, and shall perform all the duties commonly incident to that office.
(See Exhibit E at 12)
The bylaws were adopted, and Mr. Glassman was appointed President, by
unanimous written consent dated May 14, 2004, again signed by Plaintiff herself. (See
Exhibit F at 1, 2, 5). The resolutions also authorized each of the officers to "do and
perform any and all acts" as they "shall deem necessary or advisable to carry out the
intent and purposes of the foregoing resolutions." (Id. at 5). Nothing in the bylaws or the
resolutions purports to restrain the President's authority to make purchases of property for
the Company as plaintiff argues. Plaintiff also does not, and cannot, claim that the
challenged purchase is contrary to any instructions from the Board Chair or from the
Board of Directors.
Plaintiff's complaint and request for emergency relief are both untimely and
unfounded. Accordingly, plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order should be
denied.
OF COUNSEL:
Blair G. Connelly William O. Reckler Kyle L. Wallace Latham & Watkins LLP 885 Third Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 906-1200
Dated: July 25, 2012
/s/ Raymond J. DiCamillo Raymond J. DiCamillo (#3188) Kevin M. Gallagher (#5337) Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. 920 North King Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (302) 651-7700 Attorneys for Defendants